what region is hawaii in

Hawaii is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics. Hawaii is part of the Western region of the United States. It is the southernmost state and the second westernmost after Alaska, and it borders no other U.S. state. Hawaii is located in the Oceanic Region of the Pacific Ocean, with a latitude of 19.8968° N and a longitude of 155.5828° W.